Emergency Medical Technology (Ridgeland & Grenada)

The EMT and Paramedic program is a rigorous program that prepares students to work
effectively in and out of a hospital environment. The coursework is intense with very
detailed and difficult information covered over a brief period of time. The course
is demanding and time consuming, requiring a great deal of sacrifice.

The Emergency Medical Technician course is the entry level class that prepares the
student to enter an exciting career in out of hospital emergency medicine. Classes
meet twice a week and require the student to complete clinical rotations in a local
emergency department and EMS service. Successful completion of this one semester course
makes students eligible to complete the National Registry Certification Exam. The paramedic program curriculum is intense and demanding. Students attend class three
times a week for 5 hours each class meeting. The Paramedic program is composed of courses that prepare students to function in
an advanced life-support capacity in the out of hospital environment. The paramedic
courses include classroom and laboratory instruction along with clinical rotations
with emphasis on emergency department, ICU, Cath Lab, Obstetrics, Operating Room,
and extensive ambulance rotations.

The paramedic program prepares the completer to use invasive skills, such as peripheral
intravenous lines, endotracheal intubation, drug administration, intraosseous infusions,
electrocardiogram (ECG) rhythm identification, 12 lead ECG interpretation, defibrillation
and cardioversion, noninvasive cardiac pacing, and chest decompression. To be successful, students must study for at least 2 to 3 hours every day of the week.
The paramedic program accepts students once a year during the summer with classes
beginning in August.

A student successfully completing the 12-month paramedic program will receive a certificate
of completion. Students are encouraged to complete an additional semester of academic
coursework to earn their Associate of Applied Sciences degree. Holmes Community College Emergency Medical Technology Program is accredited by the
following agencies:

The Holmes CC Emergency Medical Technology Department provides quality cognitive-based
education and clinical opportunities that enable highly-motivated students to become
competent and ethical EMTs and exemplary representatives for Holmes Community College
and the EMS profession. EMT graduates will demonstrate through the successful completion
of written, oral, and clinical competencies a thorough understanding of the out-of-hospital
approach to patient treatment, to implementation of effective treatments of patients
throughout the life span, and to participate in the management of EMS systems.